IN Epworth, south-east of Harare, plastic is not merely a sign of environmental decay, it is a livelihood. For a group of local women, every discarded bottle and tangled piece of polythene represents a chance to put food on the table, send a child to school, and build a better future. They are Zimbabwe’s unsung…
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